The Insurance Authority has signed a cooperation agreement with HUMAIN, which specialises in delivering integrated artificial intelligence capabilities globally.
The agreement aims to support the adoption of cognitive data centres and AI across Saudi Arabia’s insurance sector, said the Insurance Authority in a statement. The collaboration focuses on exploring HUMAIN’s AI computing capabilities, products, services, and technology ecosystem to support innovation and the adoption of artificial intelligence in the insurance sector.
Under the agreement, the Insurance Authority and HUMAIN will work together to enable secure access to insurance sector data and HUMAIN’s AI products and services, in support of the Authority’s strategic priorities. The collaboration will also explore opportunities to apply artificial intelligence to priority use cases within the sector.
The CEO of the Insurance Authority, Engineer Naji Al-Faisal Al-Tamimi, emphasised that the agreement represents an important step in supporting the implementation of the National Insurance Sector Strategy and its strategic objectives, which focus on modernising and unifying digital infrastructure, accelerating innovation, and advancing the adoption of advanced technologies across the sector.
Mr Al-Tamimi further explained that the collaboration will contribute to developing a sector-wide data and artificial intelligence strategy for the insurance sector, ensuring data quality, enabling advanced analytics, facilitating the secure sharing of data, and raising standards of digital governance and data protection.
HUMAIN CEO Tareq Amin said, “Insurance is a sector where data and artificial intelligence can deliver real impact at scale, from improving customer experience and operational efficiency to enabling smarter, more data-driven services. Our collaboration with the Insurance Authority is focused on putting these capabilities into practice. By bringing together HUMAIN’s integrated AI ecosystem, products, and partner network, we can help accelerate the practical adoption of AI and unlock new opportunities for innovation in the insurance sector.”
HUMAIN is a company that is part of the Saudi sovereign fund, the Public Investment Fund.